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Re: 1994 toyota corolla replace strut/strut assembly (the whole shebang)
I would understand if I were just getting the struts themselves
replaced, but the mountings and spring (when I mean the whole assembly,
i mean the whole assembly). I know its a little more labor intensive
than replacing JUST the struts or the shocks on another car. The price
came down a little when I told him to use generic parts...my 94 corolla
has nearly 170,000 miles on it so now I can rest assured that I will
not have to do anything with the front end suspension while I have this
car, these parts come with a 70,000 mile warranty if I remember
correctly. Its just tough to bite the bullet, but its a job I can't do
by myself, I don't have the correct tools!
I've brought my car to this mechanic before to replace a broken axle
and get some other smaller repairs done, and I trust his work but the
whole cost, which may have been a high estimate, seemed a little high.
I had to replace the rear brake shoes and got a cheap pair of drums,
that wasn't very expensive. I think he got the generic drums for 55
each, plus about 60 for a set of four shoes. All this installed is
about 350 (incl. labor, new break lines, flush brake system) and I'm OK
with that. That seemed reasonable.
At least I don't have engine problems! Let the body fall apart, as
long as it runs cleanly and doesn't burn oil I'll still be driving this
baby.
Thanks for your reply!
Hachiroku ãƒ?ãƒ?ãƒ*ク wrote:[color=blue]
> On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:53:27 -0800, schuey wrote:
>[color=green]
> > I brought my car in to get the rear brakes repaired and ran into
> > another problem. My front struts need to be replaced (and not just a
> > mechanic saying they need to, they are in terrible shape - the right
> > front looks like it is ready to fall off!). Everything needs to be
> > replaced...the mounts, coil and entire strut assembly. My mechanic
> > quoted $1000 for everything (including the tune up/inspection, oil
> > change, and wheel alignment). Is this a good deal or not? I know the
> > "struts" themselves are relatively cheap, but is this a fair price to
> > replace everything, including labor? Thanks![/color]
>
>
> Holy Crap!
> Struts=$60-65 each at AutoZone
> Brakes=$18 for front pads, maybe $20 each for front rotors.
> Rear, $15-20 for shoes, $35-60 for drums.
> Wheel alignment=$60
>
> Is there a boat parked at your mechanic's garage/house?
> Screw boat, this guy must have a yacht!
> Also, he is probably going by 'book time', which is usually a worse-case
> scenario; broken bolts, rusty parts, etc. If your car is in good shape,
> the actual repair can be 1/4 of 'book time'. I always ask, but I know most
> of the shops in the area, and they know I know, so they charge me by the
> hour.
>
> I'll let you know, but I have one shop replacing my timing belt/water pump
> for $65; the belt was $24 and the pump (reman'd) was $38; I have another
> shop replacing my struts, $58X4 and $120 for labor. The shop doing the
> timing belt wanted $264 for labor for the struts, and the shop doing the
> struts wanted $300 for the timing belt!! Go figure!
>
>
> Going by 'standard' job costs, a timing belt can be $200-300, struts
> $400-550, brakes $400-550. I usually use 'generic' parts and usually do
> fairly well.
>
> Is he using Genuine Toyota parts? Or does he have a yacht? ;)[/color]
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